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1. I am 5' 4.5" tall
2. My body fat percent was measured by my trainer at 31% a few weeks ago. He used the Durnin/Womersley four-site test.
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I would love to see picture, you could send them privately if desire by PM if you didn't want to disply them on a public forum, but I highly doubt at 5'4.5 and 130 pounds that you are 31% body fat. Any trainer that would tell you that is someone I already would be fishy about. More than likely you have excess water and that can indeed throw off readings but still there is error in that measurement I would bet on it even with your history.
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3. Hmmm... My trainer says that sodium raises blood pressure so try to keep it around 1300 or so a day.
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1300? That's ridiculous. And yes it can raise blood pressure and we need a healthy raise in blood pressure. 1300 isn't going to cover daily stresses let alone exercising. Too low of blood pressure constantly can be just as bad as too high blood pressure constantly. Tell you trainer to have a look at electrolyte balance and exercise.
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4. I have posted my diet and training logs. The training part is the section at the top. I do about 3-4 hours of cardio a week and then Personal training 2 more times a week. I do spinning and running and eliptical. Index of /msc Besides that I have a farm and lift hay, scoop stalls, push wheel barrows, chop wood etc for another 30-60 min a day. Outside of that I sit at a desk.
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I mean exercise movement, no matter what it is doesn't mean anything if you aren't backing it up with the right diet. I am short on time so I gave a SHORT scan and saw basic movements, but movement and mixed with your daily activity that I wouldn't have you do with more calories.
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Just a bit of history here. I am a hard core NON eater. I have eaten one meal a day for as long as I can remember (I think this started when I was about 7 and I am 44 now) and only in the past 1.5 years have I been getting a decent number of meals and cals in. So if I left this alone or listened (AKA go about enjoying life) to what my body wants I would eat about 900 cal a day and in 1-2 meals. Honestly I hate to stop and eat. I am a classic type A person. Even when I sit I never sit still.
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Well its your choice then really. From experiance I have had roughly this same conversation about 1000 times. Some take the advice, most don't. Problem is it isn't easy advice and usually needs to come with a full on consulting/therapy sessions 7 days a week by email. The short of it is...
-At the very least get some healthy carbs and mineral balance in your diet, don't cut out calcium, sodium, potatssium etc. You need these things and its pure crap to not take in sodium.
-Don't be loyal to a trainer for the sake of it. I would personally move on to someone else of just keep him for training and research nutrition better on your on.
-Focus on proper rest and relaxing. See if you can find some activities that allow you to actually sit still but maybe being occupied in your mind but allowing your body to rest. I can assure you that it needs it. You my dear could use with a massage.
-Think of changing your outlook, do some research on nutrition, don't believe everything you read and I would make my overall goal to be to increase caloric intake, lower daily body and mental stress and follow and moderate lifting and aerobic program.